DISPLAY AND NAVIGATION OF VIRTUAL BUILT ENVIRONMENTS IN COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAMES

摘要

A method and system provides a multiplayer computer-implemented game in which a game instance defines a virtual world comprising a building displayed to a user in a game display which can be switched between an overview comprising a side on, elevational view of the building in which the interiors of multiple rooms that together define the house are simultaneously visible, and a close-up side on view of a selected room. At least the close-up view may provide a three-dimensional interactive space that is accessible to one or more player characters controlled by users, to allow movement laterally across a screen on which the game display is provided, and into a depth dimension relative to the user's view.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
in an automated operation performed using an overview display module comprising circuitry. configured to perform the automated operation, displaying an overview of a virtual world for a game instance of a multiplayer online game, the virtual world being defined by a virtual building having multiple rooms, the overview comprising an elevational view in which respective interiors of the multiple rooms are simultaneously visible; receiving player input that indicates selection of a particular one of the multiple rooms; and in an automated procedure performed responsive to the input and performed using a room view module comprising circuitry configured to perform the automated procedure, displaying on an enlarged scale relative to the overview a close-up view of the interior of the selected room, the close-up view showing a virtual three-dimensional space that is accessible to one or more player characters by animated movement in a lateral dimension and in a depth dimension relative to a close-up camera position from which the close-up view is shown.